本質

See also: 本质

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (本質)		本	質
simp. (本质)		本	质

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běnzhì, běnzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˋ, ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² zat¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pún-chṳt
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pún-chit
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵pen-tseq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-chih⁴
  - Yale: běn-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenjyh
  - Palladius: бэньчжи (bɛnʹčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    本志
    本質 / 本质
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běnzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běnjhíh
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-chih²
  - Yale: běn-jŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenjyr
  - Palladius: бэньчжи (bɛnʹčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
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    本職 / 本职
    本質 / 本质
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² zat¹
  - Yale: bún jāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² dzat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² zed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pún-chṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: bun^ˋ ziid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bun³ zid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /pun³¹ t͡sɨt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pún-chit
  - Tâi-lô: pún-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pwncid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚³²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵pen-tseq
  - MiniDict: pen^去 tseh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²pen-tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pən³³ t͡səʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

本質

character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
有本質的區別／有本质的区别 ― yǒu běnzhì de qūbié ― there are essential differences

我們解決一個問題必先認識這個問題的本質。 [MSC, trad.]
我们解决一个问题必先认识这个问题的本质。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen jiějué yīge wèntí bì xiān rènshi zhè ge wèntí de běnzhì. [Pinyin]
To solve a problem we must first understand its nature.
one's inherent nature

Synonyms

(character):

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實質 / 实质 (shízhì)
性質 / 性质 (xìngzhì)
本色
真態 / 真态 (zhēntài) (literary)
素質 / 素质 (sùzhì)
質 / 质

(one's inherent nature):

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天性 (tiānxìng)
常性 (chángxìng)
性地 (xìngdì) (literary or Min Nan)
性子 (xìngzi)
性情 (xìngqíng)
性頭 / 性头 (Puxian Min)
性體 / 性体 (Hakka)
情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
本性 (běnxìng)
氣性 / 气性
率性 (shuàixìng) (literary)
理 (lǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
癖 (Hokkien, Teochew)
癖鼻 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
秉性 (bǐngxìng)
稟性 / 禀性 (bǐngxìng)
稟氣 / 禀气 (bǐngqì) (literary)
素性 (sùxìng)
脾性 (píxìng)
脾氣 / 脾气
腸子 / 肠子 (chángzi) (figurative)
量草 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “character”): 現象／现象 (xiànxiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (本質):

→ Japanese: 本質(ほんしつ) (honshitsu)
→ Korean: 본질(本質) (bonjil)
→ Vietnamese: bản chất (本質)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	質
ほん Grade: 1	しつ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほんしつ [hòńshítsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɰ̃ɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

本(ほん)質(しつ) • (honshitsu)

essence, nature (intrinsic quality)
本質(ほんしつ)を突(つ)く
honshitsu o tsuku
get to the essence

Derived terms

本質的(ほんしつてき) (honshitsuteki, “essential”)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
本	質

Noun

本質 • (bonjil) (hangeul 본질)

hanja form^? of 본질 (“essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
本	質

Noun

本質

chữ Hán form of bản chất (“essence, nature (intrinsic quality)”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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